Description
Troas, Gergis, 4th – 3rd century BC. Head of Sibyl Herophile facing, turned slightly right, wearing laurel wreath, necklace and earrings / ΓΕΡ; Sphinx seated right.
Troas, Gergis; head of Sibyl/Sphinx
65,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE8 |
| Weight [g]: | 0,54 |
| Grade: | aVF/gF |
| Attribution: | SNG Cop 337; SNG von Aulock 1513 |
| Commentary: | rare small denomination; black patina, some malachite deposits, good detail |
Historical Context
Sibyls were the prophetesses presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Erythrae in Ionia, one of them, Herophile, was born in Marpessos, small town claimed by Gergis.
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